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Bridging the Local Persistence and Long-Range Dispersal of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIv): A Case Study of HPAIv-Infected Sedentary and Migratory Wildfowls Inhabiting Infected Premises
Authors:Dae-sung Yoo  Sung-Il Kang  Yu-Na Lee  Eun-Kyoung Lee  Woo-yuel Kim  Youn-Jeong Lee
Institution:1.Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea;2.Avian Disease Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea;3.Avian Influenza Research and Diagnostic Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea; (Y.-N.L.); (E.-K.L.);4.Honam National Institute of Biological Resources, Mokpo 58762, Korea;
Abstract:The past two decades have seen the emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) infections that are characterized as extremely contagious, with a high fatality rate in chickens, and humans; this has sparked considerable concerns for global health. Generally, the new variant of the HPAI virus crossed into various countries through wild bird migration, and persisted in the local environment through the interactions between wild and farmed birds. Nevertheless, no studies have found informative cases associated with connecting local persistence and long-range dispersal. During the 2016–2017 HPAI H5N6 epidemic in South Korea, we observed several waterfowls with avian influenza infection under telemetric monitoring. Based on the telemetry records and surveillance data, we conducted a case study to test hypotheses related to the transmission pathway between wild birds and poultry. One sedentary wildfowl naturally infected with HPAI H5N6, which overlapped with the home range of one migratory bird with H5-specific antibody-positive, showed itself to be phylogenetically close to the isolates from a chicken farm located within its habitat. Our study is the first observational study that provides scientific evidence supporting the hypothesis that the HPAI spillover into poultry farms is caused by local persistence in sedentary birds, in addition to its long-range dispersal by sympatric migratory birds.
Keywords:flyways  highly pathogenic influenza virus  home range  migratory bird  tracking device
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